Drunk teen driver kills 19-year-old biker in late-night crash

A case has been registered for hit and run and death due to negligence under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.

Bengaluru: A 19-year-old boy was killed after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a drunk teenager, rammed into his motorcycle late on Friday night.

Police said the incident occurred on 10th Main Road in Maruthinagar, Malleshpalya, around 11 pm.

Prateek was heading home on his Royal Enfield motorcycle when an Innova car crashed into the rear of his motorcycle. He sustained grievous head injuries and died on the spot.

JB Nagar traffic police took the car driver, Arpith, 19, into custody. A breathalyser test confirmed that Arpith was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

"The suspect was driving recklessly and failed to notice the biker ahead. We have seized the car and subjected the driver to a medical test, which returned positive for alcohol consumption," a senior police officer said.

Police have registered a case of hit and run and death due to negligence under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.

In another incident, a 31-year-old man died after being struck by a car near the airport road toll plaza in Chikkajala around 11.45 pm on Friday.

Prashanth, a private bank employee living in Thigalarapalya, Hoodi, died at the spot after the speeding car hit his two-wheeler on the service road.

Chikkajala police visited the scene and registered a case against the car driver.